The table gives the net trade balance, in millions of U.S. dollars, for selected U.S. trade partners for October 2017.

A negative balance means that imports to the United States exceeded exports from the United States. A positive balance means that exports exceeded imports.(a) Which country had the greatest discrepancy between exports and imports? Explain.(b) Which country had the least discrepancy between exports and imports? Explain.

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Country India China Trade Balance (in millions of dollars) -2419 -35,230 Netherlands France New Zealand Data from U.S. Census Bureau. 2148 - 1993 230